中英词典:threats
名词
1. 威胁(威胁性的事物)
threats
柯林斯词典:威胁(threats)是指一种可能的危险或不愉快的事物,有可能造成伤害、损害或困扰。
牛津词典:threats是指表示有意或可能对某人或某物产生危害、伤害或损害的情况、行为或事物。
例句:
- He received death threats from an anonymous caller.(他收到了一个匿名电话的死亡威胁。)
- The company is facing financial threats due to the economic downturn.(由于经济衰退,公司面临着财务威胁。)
名词
2. 威胁(表示威胁的言辞或行动)
threats
柯林斯词典:威胁(threats)是指表示有意对某人或某物造成伤害、损害或困扰的言辞或行动。
牛津词典:threats是指表示有意或可能对某人或某物造成危害、伤害或损害的言辞或行为。
例句:
- The police took the threats made by the suspect very seriously.(警方非常重视嫌疑犯所作的威胁。)
- She reported the threats to the school authorities.(她向学校当局报告了这些威胁。)
形容词
1. 威胁性的;危险的
threatening
柯林斯词典:威胁性的(threatening)是指可能造成伤害、损害或困扰的,有可能引起担忧或恐惧的。
牛津词典:threatening是指表明可能对某人或某物产生危害、伤害或损害的,引起担忧或恐惧的。
例句:
- The dark clouds and thunder were threatening signs of an approaching storm.(乌云和雷声是暗示即将到来的风暴的威胁性迹象。)
- His threatening behavior towards his colleagues got him fired.(他对同事的威胁性行为让他被解雇了。)
形容词
2. 危险的;有可能造成伤害的
dangerous
柯林斯词典:危险的(dangerous)是指有潜在危险的,可能会造成伤害、损害或困扰的。
牛津词典:dangerous是指有可能对某人或某物造成伤害、损害或危害的。
例句:
- His reckless driving was putting others in dangerous situations.(他的鲁莽驾驶让其他人陷入了危险境地。)
- Exposure to toxic chemicals can be dangerous to your health.(接触有毒化学物质对健康有危险。)
词语辨析
threats vs. warnings
两者都可以表示对某人或某物的提醒或警告,但threats更强调带有威胁性的言辞或行为,可能会对其造成伤害、损害或困扰;而warnings则更侧重于提供有益的信息或警示,旨在预防可能的危险或问题。
词汇扩充
1. direct threats - 直接威胁
2. implied threats - 暗示威胁
3. physical threats - 身体威胁
4. verbal threats - 口头威胁
5. cyber threats - 网络威胁
近义词
1. intimidations - 恐吓
2. menaces - 威胁
3. dangers - 危险
反义词
1. promises - 承诺
2. assurances - 保证
3. security - 安全
柯林斯词典
threats 名词
1. 威胁(威胁性的事物)
2. 威胁(表示威胁的言辞或行动)
牛津词典
threats 名词
1. 威胁(威胁性的事物)
2. 威胁(表示威胁的言辞或行动)
用法
1. make threats - 发出威胁
2. pose a threat - 构成威胁
3. receive threats - 收到威胁
4. respond to threats - 对威胁作出回应
5. eliminate threats - 消除威胁
例句
- The suspect has been making threats against the witness.(嫌疑人一直对证人进行威胁。)
- The company faces threats of legal action from disgruntled customers.(该公司面临来自不满意的客户的法律诉讼威胁。)
- She threatened to reveal his secret if he didn't do what she asked.(她威胁要揭露他的秘密,如果他不照她的要求做。)
- The threatening letter was turned over to the police.(威胁信被移交给了警方。)
- We need to take these threats seriously and take appropriate measures.(我们需要认真对待这些威胁,并采取适当的措施。)
- He was arrested for making verbal threats to his neighbors.(他因对邻居进行口头威胁而被逮捕。)
- There are ongoing cyber threats that we need to be aware of.(我们需要意识到当前存在着不断的网络威胁。)
- The government is taking steps to counter potential menaces to national security.(政府正在采取措施对抗对国家安全的潜在威胁。)
- She felt a sense of intimidation due to the constant threats from her ex-partner.(由于前任伴侣不断的威胁,她感到了一种恐吓感。)
- The dangers of smoking are well-documented.(吸烟的危险已经有充分的证据。)